Director, Semi-Pro
Former head of Program Development at Comedy Central, responsible for shows like Strangers with Candy and The Upright Citizens Brigade before moving into production at New Line Cinema. He became executive Vice President of Production in charge of movies like Little Children, A History of Violence and Elf before leaving to direct his first film, Semi-Pro.
Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.
Industry insights and lessons learned from memorable guests We have interesting guests on The Business, and sometimes our conversations are too long to fit into one show. This week we give you stories that were too good to leave on the cutting room floor, including some sharp insights on making it in the industry from David Mandel, David Simon, Shawn Levy and Matt Reeves.